Wind-shield for match-boxes.



F. 0. LAMBERT. WIND SHIELD FOR MATGH BOXES.

PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP 0124, 1912,. 1,094,225; Patented Apr. 21, 1914INVENTOR flaw/1am:

UNITED STAT E S T OFFICE.

FREDERICK C. LAMBERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR- OF ONE-HALF TOGEORGE J.

KOCH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

I WIND-SHIELD FOR MATCH-BOXES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

Application filed October 24. 1913. Serial No. 797,053.

a new and improved wind shield arranged for convenient attachment tomatch-boxes such, for instance, as contain safety matches in a drawerslidable in a casing, the wind shield when not in use folding onto theeasing, and when extended for use permits of safely igniting a match forlighting a cigar or other article or device.

In order to accomplish the desired result use is made of an attachingmember adapted to be passed between one side of the casing and theadjacent side of the drawer, and a shield hinged on one end ofthe saidattaching member and having a back and side Wings extending from theback and fitting exteriorly onto the front and rear of the zasing.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying draw-' ings forming a part of this specification, in

which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the wind shield as applied to anordinary-safety match box and shown extended or in open position;

' Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with the shield.

The wind shield A is shown applied to a match box B having a casing Band a drawer B slid'able in said casing B and containing safety orother'matches C, as plainly indicated in Fig. 3. The wind shieldAcomprises an attaching member A, preferably in the form of a plateconnected at one end by a hinge or pivot A with one end of a shield'backA from which extend approximately at right angles two wings A fittingexteriorly on the front and rear of the casing B of the match box. Theattaching member A fits 0n the inner face of one of the sides of thecasing B and thus extends between the said casing side and the adjacentside of the drawer B as will be readily understood by reference to Fig.3. In order to hold the attaching member A in positionin the casing Bthe free end of the attaching member A is provided with anoutwardly-extending flange A fitting onto the corresponding edge of thecasing side, as shown in the drawings. It is understood that theattaching member A i's'" approximately of a'length corresponding to thatof the side of the casing B. The back A of the wind shield is providednear its pivotal'end with front openings A to permit. airito passintothe wind shield when the latter is in open position, as shown in Fig. 1.1

In order to apply the wind shield to the match box the drawer B ispreferably drawn out of the casing B and then the attaching member A ofthe wind shield is passed into the casing and fitted against one side ofthe casing, after which the drawer B containing the matches C isreplaced in the casing B. Normally the wings A overlie the outer facesof the front and rear of the casing-B sofas to present no undesirableobstruction on the match box. When it is desired to use the wind. shieldthe user swings the shield outward into openposition. as shown in Fig.1,so as to form a chamber between the wind shield'and the correspondingside of the casing.B. The user now strikes the match on the ignitionface of the inclosed side of the match box B so that the lighted matchis contained in the chamber formed by the shield A and the match box B,and the user can how light a cigar. cigarette or the like from thelighted match by passing the butt end into the said chamber. From theforegoing it will be seen that. the match is shielded while beingignited on the igniting surface of the side of the match box and thelighted match is shielded for safely lighting a cigar, cigarette orother article. In practice, the wind shield A ispreferably made of sheetmetal and hence can be manufactured very cheaply and readily applied tothe ordinary matchibox as mentioned.

It is understood that when the matches C have been used up in the matchbox the wind shield is detached from the match box and the latter can bethrown away, {and the windshield can be applied to a filled match box'in the manner above described and shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, I-

claim as'new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. -A-wind shield for use on a match box having a casing and a drawerslidable in the casing, comprising an attaching member adapted to engagethe inner face of one of the sides of the casing, one end of theattaching member having a flange engaging one edge of, the casing side,and a shield having a back and wings extending at right anglestherefrom, the said shield back being pivotally'connec-ted with-theother end of the said attaching member and the saidwing being adapted 70' [it exteriorly on the front and rear of the casing.

2. A wind shield for use on a match box having a casing and a dra W81slidable in the casing, comprlsmg an attaclnng member adapted en age theinner face of one of the sides of t e casing, one end of the attachinmember having a flange en aging one edge of the casing side, a shielhavextending at. right,

i-ng a baek and win s angles from the baci, and a 11111 ed' conueet'i n;between one;endof the sald shield back. End the other end of theattaching member, whereby to permit the wings of the shield to beadjusted upon the exterior surfaces of the casing front and rear, saidFREDERICK o. LAMBERT. Witnesses Tmso. G. Hos'rnn, PHILIP D. RoLLHAus;

